SARAH WHITELAW: One thing seems to have been clearly established following the running of the July – it is difficult to see any horse other than Variety Club (Var) being named Horse of the Year.
Another wonderful Vodacom Durban July day has come and gone, and this past Saturday’s 116th running of Africa’s Greatest Horserace will be remembered in the years ahead
Mike Bass is pleased with the progress of his eleven runners carded for Saturday’s Vodacom July day. Here’s a direct link to the Bass website
Punters on this year’s Vodacom Durban July have been given added incentive with the Totalisator set to pay six places on the big race to be run at Greyville Racecourse on Saturday, July 2.
No surprises for fancied runners, while race favourite draws in the middle
LANCE BENSON: The only man to own, breed and train a Devil has hopefully not spoilt the fairytale and party for the fairer sex by opting not to run his brilliant little girl.
First acceptance netted 32 July-hopefuls. Final declaration is on Tuesday 14 June.
July log as at 6 June shows the top twenty, and the ten best-of-the-rest
Final supplementary entries for the Vodacom July yielded just one extra entry, with J&B Met winner Past Master set to carry top-weight. First declarations are due 9 June, final on the 14th.
Handicappers in consultation with Gold Circle publish a log of the entries. The log reflects all the horses, in order of preference. Factors used include the horses’ current Merit Rating, current racing form and competitiveness in the Graded and Listed stakes programme over the past year.
The Hollywood Syndicate celebrated a milestone 600th winner on African soil when the Danon Platina gelding Luhamba Phambili stormed to victory to win the R200 000 non black-type Need For Speed Sprint
Selwyn Elk writes that he was at Clairwood on a wet Saturday afternoon in the 70’s…
